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ARKANSAS RIVERBED RIGHTS OF CHEROKEE,

CHOCTAW, AND CHICKASAW INDIAN NATIONS

TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHEROKEE, CHOCTAW, AND
CHICKASAW INDIAN NATIONS FOR THE PURCHASE AND/OR
LEASE BY THE UNITED STATES OF EACH NATION'S RIGHTS
AND INTERESTS IN THE RIVERBED OF THE ARKANSAS
RIVER, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

93-643 O

MAY 25, 1977

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1977

Abourezk, Hon. James, a U.S. Senator from the State of South Dakota____.

Bartlett, Hon. Dewey F., a U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma_._

Bellmon, Hon. Henry, a U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma ___

Butler, Raymond, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Depart-

ment of the Interior, accompanied by Ralph Reeser, Director of Con-

gressional and Legislative Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and

Charles E. O'Connell, attorney, Office of the Solicitor, Department of the

Interior

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Gardner, C. David, Principal Chief, Choctaw Nation_.

James, Overton, Governor, Chickasaw Nation---.

Sam, Jimmy, Choctaw, McAlester, Okla----

Swimmer, Ross, O., Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation_

Tate, Charles, Chickasaw, Ardmore, Okla.

Wilcoxen, Andrew, General Counsel, Cherokee Nation___.

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MATERIAL SUBMITTED

Sam, Jimmy, letter to Chairman Abourezk....

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Ford, Charles R., Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),

letter to Chairman Abourezk, June 15, 1977----

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Wald, Patricia M., Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice,
letter to Chairman Abourezk, June 7, 1977---

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